Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters

Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters
Great Lakes Commission
More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Treated lake water is laden with microplastics, which are toxic chemicals […]
More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Treated lake water is laden with microplastics, which are toxic chemicals […]
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Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters

Nearly 700 sturgeon released into St. Louis River on Treaty Day

Nearly 700 sturgeon released into St. Louis River on Treaty Day
Great Lakes Commission
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa recognized Treaty Day on Wednesday, in part by releasing nearly 700 sturgeon fingerlings into the upper St. Louis River. Treaty Day […]
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa recognized Treaty Day on Wednesday, in part by releasing nearly 700 sturgeon fingerlings into the upper St. Louis River. Treaty Day […]
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Nearly 700 sturgeon released into St. Louis River on Treaty Day

On This Day: 500-mile Erie Canal opens in New York

On This Day: 500-mile Erie Canal opens in New York
Great Lakes Commission
On October 26, 1825, the Erie Canal, the United States’ first man-made waterway, was opened, linking the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River. Read the full story […]
On October 26, 1825, the Erie Canal, the United States’ first man-made waterway, was opened, linking the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River. Read the full story […]
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On This Day: 500-mile Erie Canal opens in New York
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